Victorian Championships

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Victorian Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPre-open era (1879–1967)
Open era (1968–71)
Founded1879
Abolished1971
Editions86
Location Melbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground LTC
(1879–1933)
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
(1934–71)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Asphalt / outdoor
Grass / outdoor

The Victorian Championships [1] its original name until 1968 it was then known as the Victorian Open Grass Court Championships or Victorian Open was a tennis event held from 1879 through 1971 it was originally played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Lawn Tennis Club, until 1933 the venue changed to Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Australia for the remainder of its run.

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History

The Victorian Championships tournament began in 1879 it was originally held on hard asphalt courts from 1879 to 1891 before changing to a grass court tournament. The dates the tournament was held was normally in November. [2] until its move to Kooyong when it was staged during the last week of November and first week of December in 1968 the event schedule changed again to January it survived for a period of 86 years until 1971. The tournament was very briefly re-established in 1982 as the Melbourne Outdoor until 1985.

The first championship was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1880. There were 16 entries. A. F. Robinson beat H. M. Strachan in the final by 2 sets to 1, winning the final set 6–5. [3] [4] In November 1880 another championship was held, the "Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Championship". It was held during the horticultural flower show, taking place on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [5] The event took an unusual form, in that after two rounds, three players remained. Frank Highett was to play R. P. Arnold, the winner playing Edward Wallington in the final. [6] On the final day Wallington was ill and so the match between Highett and Arnold determined the winner. Highett won by 3 sets to 1, Arnold winning the second set. [7] The 1881 championship was played on grass at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Highett reached the final again but lost to Louis Whyte. [8] The 1882 championship was played on the asphalt courts. Whyte reached the final again and met Arthur Keyser, a member of HMS Nelson. Whyte won the first set, but Keyser took the next three to win the championship. [9] Whyte reached his third successive final in 1883 where he beat Walter Carre Riddell in three straight sets. [10] The scoring system was changed in 1884. There were no sets, the winner being the first to reach 25 games. There were two new finalists, with Harry Brind beating Dudley Webb by 25 games to 15. [11] 1885 saw a repeat of the 1883 final between Riddell and Whyte. Riddell took a 12 games to 1 lead and eventually won by 25 games to 13. [12] 1885 saw a return to set scoring. Riddell retained the title, beating Webb in the final by three sets to one. [13] The championship was preceded by an intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales. This was the first such match to be played in Victoria, the previous two having been played in Sydney. The match resulted in an easy win for Victoria, the opponents being unused to the asphalt surface. [14]

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1879 [15] Flag of Australia (converted).svg A. F. Robinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg H. M. Strachan(2-1) sets
1880 [16] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Highett Flag of England.svg Edward Wallington w.o.
1881 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louis Whyte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Highett6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1882 Flag of England.svg Arthur Keyser Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louis Whyte 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–5
1883 [17] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louis Whyte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Walter John Carre Riddell6–5, 6–4, 6–3
1884 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hanslow Brind Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dudley Webb(25 games to 17)
1885 [18] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Walter John Carre Riddell [19] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louis Whyte (25 games to 13)
1886 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Walter John Carre Riddell [20] (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dudley Webb3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1887 [21] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Gideon Hugh Colquhoun Flag of Australia (converted).svg Walter Timon Coldham [22] 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 0–6, 6–4
1888 [23] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Gideon Hugh Colquhoun (2) Flag of England.svg John Thorneycroft Hartley 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1889 [24] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Ernest Shuter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charles William Cropper [25] 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1890 [26] Flag of Australia (converted).svg John D. Crammond Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin (Ben) Green [27] 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
1891 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gus Kearney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Ernest Shuter6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1892 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Green Flag of Australia (converted).svg William George Balfour9–11, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1893 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Green (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archibald Hulbert Windeyer8–6, 6–4, 6–2
1894 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Benjamin Green (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gus Kearney 6–1, 1–6, 6–2, 6–1
1895 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop Flag of Australia (converted).svg Horace Rice 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1896 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gus Kearney (2) Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 15-13
1897 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gus Kearney (3) Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1898 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irving Thomas Carlyle6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1899 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gus Kearney (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Horace Rice 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1900 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irving Thomas Carlyle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1901 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Horace Rice Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Sutherland Edwards7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1902 < Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop 1–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
1903 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes (2) Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop 6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1904 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barney Murphy6–0, 6–2, 6–0
1905Australasian championships held
1906 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes (4) Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding 6–0, 6–4, 9–7
1907 Flag of New Zealand.svg Harry Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop 8–6, 7–5, 7–5
1908 Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding Flag of the United States.svg Fred Alexander 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1909 [28] Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 9–7
1910 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stanley Doust Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfred Dunlop 6–1, 6–8, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1911Australasian championships held
1912 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg James Cecil Parke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Lowe 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1913 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Heath Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes w.o.
1914/1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919 [29] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Brookes 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
1920 [30] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat O'Hara Wood 12–10, 6–3. 6–2
1921 [31] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat O'Hara Wood 5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6
1922 [32] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Hawkes 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1923 [33] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (5) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat O'Hara Wood w.o.
1924 [34] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Cummings 6–3, 10–8, 9–7
1925 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Schlesinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Timothy Fitchett6–3, 9–7, 6–1
1926 [35] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (7) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1927 [36] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson (8) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford 7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5
1928 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1929 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1930 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 6–1, 8–10, 6–0, 6–2
1931 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1932 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford (5) Flag of the United States.svg Ellsworth Vines 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1933 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1934 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist 6–2, 8–6, 6–3
1935 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford 6–2, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2
1936 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donald Turnbull 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1937 [37] Flag of the United States.svg Don Budge Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich 8–6, 6–3, 9–7
1938 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1939 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1940 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1941 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford (7) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich 6–3, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1942/1944Not held (due to world war one)
1945 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dinny Pails 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1946 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich (4) Flag of the United States.svg Ted Schroeder 8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1947 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Sidwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1948 [38] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Sidwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brown 6–4, 7–5, 8–6
1949 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Drobný Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Sidwell 6–4, 6–3, 11–9
1950 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Sedgman Flag of the United States.svg Art Larsen 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1951 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Sedgman (2) Flag of the United States.svg Dick Savitt 8–6, 6–0, 6–4
1952 Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas [39] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Sedgman [40] 8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1953 [41] Flag of the United States.svg Lew Hoad Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall 9–7, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3
1954 [42] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1955 Flag of the United States.svg Lew Hoad (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1956 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Rosewall (2) Flag of the United States.svg Lew Hoad 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1957 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Anderson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper 6–4, 10–8, 1–6, 7–5
1958 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Anderson (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Cooper 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1959 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 6–0, 25–23, 5–7, 6–4
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Barry MacKay Flag of the United States.svg Butch Buchholz 8–6, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
1961 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 4–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–3
1962 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser 3–6, 9–7, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
1963 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Ralston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle 8–6, 6–4, 6–3
1964 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 8–6, 7–5, 2–6, 1–6, 6–1
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle 6–2, 9–7, 6–3
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Bowrey 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Open era
1969 Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6
1970 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, ret.
1971 [43] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1886 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C. Greene Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Mayne6–1, 6–1
1887 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mabel Shaw Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eliza Fitzgerald6–2, 6–3
1888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mabel Shaw (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne Chenery1–6, 6–2, 6–4
1889 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nellie A. Beckett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Constance Raleigh6–3 6–4
1890 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mabel Shaw (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg E. Mackenzie4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1891 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Mayne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mabel Shaw6–5, 6–4
1892 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edith Raleigh Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Mayne1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1893 Flag of Australia (converted).svg C. Peach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edith Raleigh6–4 2–6 6–4
1894 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Constance Raleigh Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maisie Parr6–5 6–1
1895 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phoebe Howitt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mabel Shaw6–2 6–5
1896 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phoebe Howitt (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Constance Raleigh6–2 6–2
1897 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phoebe Howitt (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Florence Waters6–3 2–6 6–3
1898 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phoebe Howitt (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Florence Waters6–0 6–4
1899 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phoebe Howitt (5) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Florence Waters6–2 7–5
1900 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phoebe Howitt-Cater (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mrs Barrington6–3 6–4
1901 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lillian Payne7–5 6–3
1902 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gertrude Wilmoth6–0 8–6
1903 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison 6–1 6–1
1904 Flag of Australia (converted).svg E. Collis Flag of Australia (converted).svg C. Robertson6–3 6–2
1905 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gertrude Wilmoth6–4 6–1
1906 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton8–6 6–2
1907 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton (5) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison 2–6 6–4 8–6
1908 [44] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton11–9 6–4
1909 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton6–4 6–2
1910 [45] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pearl Stewart4–6 7–5 6–0
1911 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison (5) Flag of Australia (converted).svg A. Wilmoth6–3 6–2
1912 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillis Stewart Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton6–1 6–1
1913 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Meryl Waxman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorna Gyton4–6 6–4 6–4
1914 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillis Stewart (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dorothy Schlesinger6–0, 6–4
1915/1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annie Ford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irene Forbes-Smith7–5 7–5
1920 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Molesworth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd 7–5 8–6
1921 [46] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Addison Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd 8–6 3–6 6–3
1922 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Meryl Lister6–2 6–3
1923 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kath Le Mesurier6–2 6–3
1924 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daphne Akhurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg Miss Harper6–1 0–6 7–5
1925 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sylvia Harper 3–6 6–3 retired
1926 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marjorie Cox 6–3 6–2
1927 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Boyd (5) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daphne Akhurst 6–1 6–1
1928 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marjorie Cox Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sylvia Harper 6–8 6–1 7–5
1929 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marjorie Cox (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kath Le Mesurier6–2 6–4
1930 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marjorie Crawford (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frances Hoddle-Wrigley6–1 6–1
1931 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Esna Robertson (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kath Le Mesurier6–2 6–4
1932 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Coral Buttsworth 6–4 6–8 6–4
1933 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancy Chitty4–6 7–5 6–4
1934 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Round Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan 9–7, 6–0
1935 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1936 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Westacott 8–6 6–2
1937 Flag of the United States.svg Dodo Bundy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Wynne 6–4 1–6 6–4
1938 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nell Hopman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joan Hartigan 6–8 6–1 6–2
1939 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Wynne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne 6–2 6–2
1940 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Wynne (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne 7–5 2–6 6–3
1941 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nell Hopman (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Burton6–4 5–7 6–4
1942/1945Not held (due to world war two)
1946 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Bolton (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Long 6–1 9–7
1947 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Bolton (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Long 6–1 6–4
1948 [47] Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Bolton 6–1 9–7
1949 [48] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Bolton (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Long 6–8 6–2 8–6
1950 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joyce Fitch Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Bolton 6–4 3–6 6–4
1951 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Long (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Hawton 6–2 6–1
1952 [49] Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly Flag of the United States.svg Julia Sampson [50]  ?
1953 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Long (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jennifer Staley6–4 6–1
1954 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Long (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jennifer Staley4–6 7–5 6–2
1955 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Hawton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Carter 6–2 6–2
1956 Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson 4–6 9–7 8–6
1957 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorraine Coghlan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer 7–5 7–5
1958 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Sandra Reynolds Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lorraine Coghlan 6–4 8–6
1959 [51] Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Truman 6–0 5–7 6–4
1960 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mary Reitano 4–6 9–7 6–3
1961 [52] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard 6–3 6–2
1962 [53] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner 6–4 8–6
1963 [54] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner 6–4 6–4
1964 [55] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith (4) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jill Blackman 6–1 6–3
1965 [56] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith (5) Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey 5–7 6–3 6–2
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville 1–6 6–1 7–5
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner 6–3 3–6 7–5
Open era
1969 [57] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court (6) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Harris 6–1 6–4
1970 [58] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court (7) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Melville 6–1 6–1
1971 [59] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court 7–6 (5-3) 7–6 (5-2)

Records

Men's singles

Source: The Tennisbase included [60]

See also

Notes

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